Press Releases

April 8, 2016
Periodontal disease is no fun, but that doesn’t mean learning about it can’t be.For more than 35 years, Mark Ryder, DMD, a professor in the School of Dentistry’s Department of Orofacial Sciences, has...

March 29, 2016
Corissa ChangCorissa Chang, a first-year student in the School of Dentistry, will receive a David E. Rogers Fellowship for her summer 2016 research project, “Importance of content and format in oral...

March 28, 2016
A little card — no bigger than a smartphone — is among a set of new tools to knock down gender bias here at UCSF.The card lists 10 actions anyone — regardless of gender — can take to ensure our...

March 24, 2016
UCTV — University of California Television, serving the entire UC system — features UCSF School of Dentistry research in its "Gateway to the Body: The Oral Cavity and Dentistry" video series.Mark...

March 22, 2016
School of Dentistry students and faculty basked in the limelight last weekend, receiving a number of honors and awards at the American Association for Dental Research Annual Meeting and Exhibition in...

March 22, 2016
Credit: iStockphotoThis article originally appeared in UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland's HandPrints MagazineBy Terri Hunter-DavisSpying that first sliver of white in baby’s gums is one of...

March 21, 2016
Our 2015-2020 Strategic Plan focuses on excellence in patient care, education and discovery. This month we feature the Patients/Health section of the plan.For many years the clinical areas within the...

March 14, 2016
A National Public Radio news story on fluoride and cavity prevention in adults features John D.B. Featherstone, dean of the UCSF School of Dentistry. In the story, which aired today (March 14), Dean...

March 14, 2016
Photo by Susan MerrellShaun Abrams, PhD student in Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, took the runner-up spot in the UCSF Grad Slam contest.Shannon Smith-Bernardin, a student in the Nursing Health...